tybannerman.bsky.social
@tybannerman.bsky.social
An aspect of writing creatively that I don't often see discussed is the the soul-strife of it all. Some days it's a painful battle between your scared-self—maybe left over from childhood traumas—and your grown-up "we actually love doing this" self,
November 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Oh so cool, can't wait for AI to write 1000 books per spitballing romance "author"
Meet the startup, backed by big Silicon Valley investors, Macmillan's owner, and former HarperCollins and Penguin execs, that wants authors to "just spitball a few bullet points" to get AI to write books — "and then suddenly each author is writing 1,000 books." 👀 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
The Romance Publisher Dreaming of an AI-Driven Dynasty
Inkitt has influential backers and a vision for infinitely customizable on-demand content. What would be left for the human creators?
www.bloomberg.com
April 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Meet the startup, backed by big Silicon Valley investors, Macmillan's owner, and former HarperCollins and Penguin execs, that wants authors to "just spitball a few bullet points" to get AI to write books — "and then suddenly each author is writing 1,000 books." 👀 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
The Romance Publisher Dreaming of an AI-Driven Dynasty
Inkitt has influential backers and a vision for infinitely customizable on-demand content. What would be left for the human creators?
www.bloomberg.com
April 7, 2025 at 6:09 PM
A lot of people googling "Smoot-Hawley" this week.
April 5, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I can't help but think that April allergies would be a lot easier to deal with if I didn't have a nose, eyes or skin.
April 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Modern-day mini-heartbreak: an old friend emails you! But then it's just a linked-in invite.
March 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
This is a card pasted to the registration window at my kids' doctor's office. It informs parents that anyone attempting to enter their home, seize their property or search them needs a warrant signed by a judge. Just one more thing parents need to worry about in the new, "great" America.
March 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
New City on the Edge episode!

We're not out of ideas! We just decided to grab a handful of files from Mike Smith's big ol' New Mexico history cabinet, choose three at random, and talk about what we find. That's normal! A normal thing to do when you have lots of ideas!
107. From the Mixed Up Files of Michael Farrell Smith
We're not out of ideas! We just decided to grab a handful of files from Mike Smith's big ol' NM history cabinet, choose three at random, and talk about what we find. That's normal! A normal thing to d
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March 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I guess since I'm already boycotting the Post and Amazon, I have no choice to but to pledge to never take a ride on a Blue Origin spaceship. Take that, Bezos!
Top 'Washington Post' columnist resigns, accusing publisher of killing piece
Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus resigned today, accusing the paper's publisher of killing her piece on owner Jeff Bezos' overhaul of its opinion pages.
www.npr.org
March 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Every plant in New Mexico is trying to fertilize my sinuses.
February 27, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I keep running into my kids' teachers at bars. Which probably says something more about me than them.
February 20, 2025 at 12:19 AM
New episode of City on the Edge! I chat with Amanda Sutton, Special Projects Manager with the Department of Arts and Culture at The City of Albuquerque, about plans to celebrate Route 66's 100th birthday.
106. Route 66 Centennial Preview
Ty sits down with Amanda Sutton for a preview of Albuquerque's celebration of Route 66's centennial.
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February 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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In my city there is one cybertruck and one DIY parody of a cybertruck and the parody truck has become a local celebrity. Meanwhile, I always wish I had some rotten eggs to throw at the tesla whenever I see it.
February 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I know this is my inner food snob coming through, but I'm having a tough time with the fact that the Albuquerque Journal just reviewed Chili's.
Chili’s Grill & Bar is still an American institution
In case you haven't heard, Chili's Grill & Bar is making a comeback among restaurants nationwide. It's also making a comeback into my life. After being without a Chili's for three years in Oregon, whe...
www.abqjournal.com
February 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
New Mexico. OBVIOUSLY New Mexico. "Some suggested that it could be a crashed UFO, while others thought it might be a hatch to some secretive underground complex." Yep, we got those.
Mystery surrounds disc-shaped object spotted on Google Earth
A peculiar white, circular object or structure has left eagle-eyed Google Earth sleuths scratching their heads.
www.unexplained-mysteries.com
February 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
City on the Edge settin' up.
February 13, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Today at the Tiny Grocer in Old Town Albuquerque the clerk was using incense to prepare "war water," a potion for preventing curses. So if you were planning to curse the Tiny Grocer, they are WAY ahead of you.
February 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Here it is, the worst thing I have ever seen.
February 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
"A penny for your thoughts" jumps up to a nickle. Inflation strikes again.
Trump says he has directed US Treasury to stop minting new pennies, citing rising cost
President Donald Trump says he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin.
apnews.com
February 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Tariffs on New Mexico.
Are these people for real?
February 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Hell yeah.
Operation ICE Ride-Along isn’t going as planned. 🔥

Fox News tagged along with ICE, hoping for an exclusive look at “dangerous criminals.” Instead, they got a whole lot of nothing. No threats, no big arrests—just a community that wasn’t having it. The narrative is falling apart.
February 7, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Ever since the inauguration, my head is filled with screaming bees.
February 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
My mother says she met some Canadians yesterday and they told her "no hard feelings."
February 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM